Material Specific Heat
(J/gºC)
Use this chart showing the different specific heat of
various materials to answer the questions.
Which material has the highest specific heat?
Which material has the lowest specific heat?
Which material has the ability to absorb twice as much
heat as aluminum when placed in the same
environment of mass and temperature?
aluminum
0.90
iron
0.44
lead
0.16
sand
0.83
steel
0.49
wood
1.80
water
4.18